> ... you're just trashing someone that had a thought and expressed it ...
Indeed, that's what I did, but it was because of what was expressed, not the fact of its expression.
Surely it has by now occurred to you that you're defending this person's right to say whatever he chooses, while denying me the same right? Or did that escape your attention?
> Oh, get over yourselves, both of you.
Under the circumstances, it's time for you to get over yourself. The OP's post, and my reply, are perfectly symmetrical -- one demands the other.